---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001497645-26-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INN"
cik: "0001497645"
company_name: "Summit Hotel Properties, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-12T10:36:08+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T10:40:16.188627+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO William Conkling resigns; CEO Jonathan Stanner assumes interim principal financial officer role

## Summary
- William Conkling resigns as EVP & CFO effective June 15, 2026; departure is for personal reasons, not due to disagreement.
- Conkling to provide consulting/transition services through September 30, 2026 at $25,000/month; unvested equity forfeited.
- CEO Jonathan Stanner will serve as principal financial officer in addition to his CEO role, with no extra compensation.
- Company has engaged a nationally recognized search firm to identify a permanent CFO successor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001497645-26-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INN
- cik: 0001497645
- company_name: Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T10:36:08+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497645/000149764526000051/0001497645-26-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497645/000149764526000051/inn-20260612.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001497645-26-000051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001497645-26-000051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001497645-26-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Conkling resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Summit Hotel Properties, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 12, 2026, Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William Conkling, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned as an officer and employee of the Company effective as of June 15, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497645/000149764526000051/0001497645-26-000051-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jonathan Stanner changed role as principal financial officer at Summit Hotel Properties, Inc..
  - Action: assumed
  - Role: principal financial officer
  source text: Jonathan Stanner will assume the role of principal financial officer of the Company effective June 15, 2026, in addition to continuing as President and Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1497645/000149764526000051/0001497645-26-000051-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.